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Cloghan, County Offaly

Field	Value
name	Cloghan
native_name	An Clochán
native_name_lang	ga
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	The crossroads at Cloughan (geograph 3662909).jpg
image_caption	Junction of the N62 and R357 roads
pushpin_map	Ireland
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ireland
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ireland
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Leinster
subdivision_type3	County
subdivision_name3	Offaly
unit_pref	Metric
population_as_of	2022
population_footnotes
population_total	654
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	WET
utc_offset1	+0
timezone1_DST	IST (WEST)
utc_offset1_DST	-1
coordinates
elevation_m	55
blank_name	Irish Grid Reference
blank_info

Cloghan () is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located, in the civil parish of Gallen, at the intersection of the N62 National secondary road and the R356 and R357 regional roads. As of the 2022 census, Cloghan had a population of 654 people.

Amenities

Cloghan is home to a car dealership, and has a number of shops including a butchers, a hairdressers/beautician, a Spar store and a service station. Cloghan once had five public houses in 1994 but, as of January 2016, had only one remaining.

The local national (primary) school, St. Mary's National School, had an enrollment of approximately 100 pupils as of 2024. The Catholic church in Cloghan, also named for St. Mary, was built . It is in Cloghan & Banagher parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise.

Transport

Cloghan is located at the intersection of the N62 national secondary road, and the R356 and R357 regional roads. This intersection is known locally as "The Square".

Belmont and Cloghan railway station opened on 29 May 1884, closed for passenger traffic on 24 February 1947, and finally closed altogether on 1 January 1963.

Sport

St. Rynagh's GAA club are based in Cloghan and play their games at the local sports field. The club was founded in 1961 and has since won 16 Offaly Senior Hurling Championships and 5 Offaly County Intermediate Football Championships. The Cloghan pitch is used for Gaelic football, while the pitch in Banagher is used for the club's hurling games and training.

People

Greg Hughes, Gaelic footballer and manager, was from Cloghan.
YouTuber Jacksepticeye, born Seán McLoughlin, is originally from the town.

References

(August 2023). "Census 2022 - F1015 Population". [[Central Statistics Office (Ireland).
"An Clochán / Cloghan". Irish Placenames Commission.
(1837). "[[A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland]]". Lewis.
"Hugo Loonam Motors".
"St. Mary's National School {{!}} Website".
(23 August 2024). "Directory Page - St Marys National School". Department of Education.
"Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Banagher Street, Cloghan (Ga. By.), Cloghan, Offaly". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
"Parish Details - Cloghan & Banagher (Gallen & Reynagh)".
"Belmont and Cloghan station". Railscot - Irish Railways.
(16 May 2014). "Death of Offaly great Greg Hughes". Irish Independent.
(6 December 2018). "Nothing septic about Cloghan Youtuber's earnings". Offaly Independent.

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